"What are you doing?"
Feng Yinwan was startled and stepped forward to help him up, but Ye Tingyun stubbornly refused to move.
"I've heard about your father and brother's affairs, but that was because Prince Dingnan pressured the Emperor, forcing His Majesty to issue the order to..."
"In short, save my father. As long as you agree, I will do anything you ask!"
He spoke with solemnity, his face showing no sign of concealment. Feng Yinwan's gaze narrowed slightly upon hearing this, a ripple swiftly passing through her eyes.
It seemed this foolish boy knew nothing about his father and brother's situation.
If she wanted to find out the truth, she would have to ask the Emperor herself.
"Get up. I didn't say I wouldn't save him."
Unprepared for her easy agreement, Ye Tingyun's face lit up. "Really?!"
Feng Yinwan glanced at him and nodded.
"Mm."
Only then did Ye Tingyun rise from the ground and eagerly say, "Then let's go quickly!"
He was solely focused on Jiang Rumeng's difficult situation and forgot that Feng Yinwan was in disguise.
After a few steps, he quickly stopped.
"Go change your clothes. I'll go ahead and clear out any unnecessary people."
With the previous experience of the imperial banquet, he naturally had Feng Yinwan disguise herself as a eunuch again.
By the time Feng Yinwan arrived, only a few palace servants remained in the sleeping quarters.
Jiang Rumeng, unaware of her presence, was momentarily taken aback by her appearance.
Feng Yinwan did not hide her identity and nodded to him, signaling her intent.
By the time Jiang Rumeng recovered, she was already by the bed. Her gaze swept over the Emperor's face, showing no change.
"What is the situation now?"
Her calm demeanor caused him to falter. After a moment's pause, he replied, "I have done my utmost, but His Majesty's dragon body is severely weakened. There is truly no hope."
He had begun studying medicine at the age of seven and considered his skills to be above average in the world. Yet, before the decree of fate, his medical expertise always seemed shallow and powerless.
Just like today, what was the point of him exerting all his medical knowledge? In the end, it was still the same outcome.
He lowered his eyes as if in self-mockery, looking at his hand still holding the needle, a sense of confusion arising within him.
Feng Yinwan said no more. She placed her hand on the Emperor's pulse, her eyes lifted. Upon seeing the silver needle on his chest, she reached out and pulled it out.
The needle had been used by Jiang Rumeng to sustain the Emperor's life. A trace of blood still clung to its tip as it was removed.
Feng Yinwan brought it closer to her nose and sniffed it carefully for a moment before concluding.
"It is poison."
These three simple words stunned Jiang Rumeng.
"Poison?"
"But I have examined him several times. If it were poison, why were there no symptoms?"
Not only were there no symptoms, but not even the slightest clue had appeared.
This made him doubt his own medical skills.
Feng Yinwan sensed his thoughts and shook her head. "You do not need to be too self-critical. This poison was refined using Xuanmen secret arts, making it unlike ordinary poisons."
Such a poison could take a life silently and imperceptibly, far beyond the methods used by Ye Tingyan and others previously.
And whoever could use such a poison must be a master skilled in secret arts.
Ye Tingyun, following closely behind, spoke up immediately upon hearing this.
"Then can Father Emperor be saved?"
Feng Yinwan's expression darkened slightly, and she shook her head. "It has entered his bones and blood. He cannot be saved."
This meant that she would not be able to ask about her father and brother's affairs.
Ye Tingyun's body trembled at this. The glimmer of hope that had just begun to rise in his eyes was instantly extinguished.
Feng Yinwan said no more.
After a moment of thought, she took a pill from her waist and handed it to Jiang Rumeng.
"Take this. It will sustain your life for another three days."